| Love -- Part I (continued) Now this brings up another important point. You need to find a man that is �done.� Forget all those half-baked guys, that just need a woman�s touch to finish them. Forget about fixing a man, or changing him. If he�s in his late 20�s or older, he is what he is. If he�s a slob and likes to throw his socks on the floor, you got three choices: 1. Get used to it, and throw yours in a show of solidarity. 2. Pick them up already and be done with it. 3. Dump him and look for someone who is a might bit tidier in the housecleaning department. I once heard that one way to decide if he was a keeper was to ask yourself �Would you want to have this man�s children if they turned out exactly like him.� Imagine little clones running around -- all him and no you. If the answer is �Yeah, sure,� then you�re doing okay. If the answer is �Well, only if the were more ______________ and less ____________,� then stop and reevaluate. (For more concrete information and tools to help make your list and evaluate the men and decisions you have made in your life, read �Are You The One For Me� by Barbara DeAngeles. This book is great.) |